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Angela Davis to Greet Freed Political Prisoners June 17
Renowned activist and scholar Angela Davis will greet the scores of people released from Illinois prisons after their wrongful convictions were overturned, at a celebration called a "Welcome Home Rally for the Victims of Police Torture". ... | | 
| | City hosts LGBTQ Veterans Salute
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The City of Chicago hosted its annual LGBTQ Veterans Salute June 13, 2018 inside Daley Center. Keynote speaker for the event was Vanessa Sheridan, USAF, a transgender veteran who is Center on Halsted's director of transgender ... | | 
| | Activist Martinez injured in hit-and-run
A Chicago activist and publicist was severely injured in a hit-and-run accident in the Logan Square neighborhood. Anthony Martinez was struck by a vehicle as he crossed in the crosswalk at the intersection of Fullerton and ... | | 
| | Organizer Pfeiffer looks ahead to 2018 Pride Parade
For longtime coordinator Richard Pfeiffer, each Chicago Pride Parade amounts to a family reunion for the city's LGBT community. "I see so many people there that I don't see the rest of the year," Pfeiffer said. ... | |
| | 'Speak Truth' through June 24
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center will present the Midwest debut of "Speak Truth to Power," a major touring exhibition based on the book, Speak Truth to Power: Human Rights Defenders Who Are Changing Our World, ... | |
| | Committee advances LGBT health resolution to city council
Members of the City Council LGBT Caucus were among those on hand as the Council's Health and Environmental Protection Committee passed a resolution June 7 endorsing a comprehensive databook on LGBT health released in March by ... | | 
| | Praxis Group helps business professionals go beyond inclusion
An emerging Chicago consulting firm composed primarily of activists within the LGBTQ community has the goal of getting workplaces to think "beyond inclusion." It's a phrase that those who have encountered Praxis Group have wondered about, ... | | 
| | 'OUT of the Office' benefits Affinity, Chicago House
On June 6, the 17th iteration of the Pride networking party "OUT of the Office" took place in the rooftop lounge of The I/O Godfrey Hotel. The event, through its long history, has remained true to ... | | 
| | Cakeshop ruling doesn't crumple our opponents
A pall hung over me June 4. The Supreme Court ruled in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission in favor of Jack Phillips, the baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex ... | | 
| | Trigger warning, mental health, suicide prevention and survivor guilt
by Karen Hawkins
Trigger warning: mental health. Simply put, suicide can kiss my ASS. If you're a fellow family/friend survivor, I'm sending you tons of love this week and a not-so-gentle reminder: It's not your fault. While I deeply ... | |
| | The Merion Becomes Credentialed LGBT-Friendly Senior Living Community
From a press release
EVANSTON, IL — In downtown Evanston, The Merion senior living community is committed to meeting the needs of all older adults, including the growing lesbian, gay and bisexual population. As part of that commitment, The Merion ... | |
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AMA Adopts New Policy Urging Appropriate Placement of Transgender Prisoners
From a news release
CHICAGO - In an effort to address health and safety problems of transgender prisoners, new policy adopted today at the American Medical Association's (AMA) Annual Meeting challenges the status quo of prisons and jails in the ... | |
| | AMA Supports Modifying Family, Medical Leave Policies to Include LGBTQs
From an American Medical Association press release
CHICAGO - New policy adopted at the American Medical Association's (AMA) Annual Meeting calls for inclusive family and medical leave policies to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) ... | |
| | Pride Fund Adds Pulse Survivors to Board of Advisors
From a news release
WASHINGTON, DC/ ORLANDO, FL, June 11, 2018 — The two year anniversary of the Pulse shooting in Orlando is tomorrow, June 12. The death of 49 people and 53 injured inspired the founding of the Pride ... | | 
| | Back Lot Bash, fifteen years and still going strong
Despite having full-time jobs, the dynamic duo of Amie Klujian and Christina Wiesmore-Roberts have put on the famed lesbian-focused yet all-inclusive Back Lot Bash for 15 years, and don't plan to quit anytime soon. Held initially ... | | 
| | NATIONAL Historic ad, bullying case, Trevor Project gala
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
A new campaign ad for Maryland gubernatorial candidate Richard Madaleno—focusing on his record of progressive accomplishments for the state—ends with him kissing his husband Mark Hodge on the front lawn of his home, according to a ... | | 
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WORLD Romanian ruling, conversion-therapy first, Elton John
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
The European Union's top court has ruled in favor of a Romanian gay man's right to have his U.S. husband live with him in Romania, the BBC reported. The country, which does not recognize same-sex marriage, ... | | 
| | LGBT advancements, challenges discussed at Holocaust Museum
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Several prominent LGBT activists gathered at Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie on June 10 for a discussion of LGBT rights. The session—which activist Lora Branch moderated—featured Channyn ... | | 
| | Children's Museum hosts drag queens on Family Equality Day
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
A packed crowd of pudgy-faced kiddos accessorized in handmade rainbow-beaded bracelets and PFLAG identity pins waved rainbow flags high above their heads, beaming with pride as they danced to live music and listened to Storytime with ... | | 
| | AMA's convention features LGBT forum
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
The American Medical Association (AMA) Advisory Committee on LGBTQ Issues held an LGBTQ and allies reception and presentation, Success stories: Scoring 100 on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) health care ... | |
| | Chicago trans survey in June
Brave Space Alliance is doing a "Dedicated Trans Needs Assessment" this month. This will be inclusive to the trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) community in the Chicago area. Stated LaSaia Wade, BSA executive director: "This will ... | | 
| | Youth activists hold press conference on gun violence in Chicago
Youth activists from Good Kids Mad City (GKMC), No Cop Academy Campaign, March4OurLives Chicago, The VOYCE Project and Assata's Daughters held a press conference to address the recent police shooting of Maurice Granton Jr. as well ... | | 
| | Chicago Equality Rally part of Midsommarfest
On June 10, a soggy atmosphere could not dampen the spirits of the crowd at Andersonville's annual Midsommarfest, held along Clark Street between Foster and Catalpa on June 8-10. Among many musical and cultural acts, Chicago ... | | 
| | LGBTQ Victory Fund backs gay Dem for Cook County Commissioner
From a LGBTQ Victory Fund news release
The Victory Fund, the only national Political Action Committee dedicated to electing LGBTQ people to all levels of government announced their endorsement of Democratic nominee for Cook County Commissioner Kevin B. Morrison, who is running against ... | |
| | HRC Responds to SCOTUS Ruling That Could Disenfranchise Millions
From a news release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) responded to the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute that states can purge voters from the rolls solely on the basis of ... | |
| | HRC Marks Two Years Since Deadly Pulse Nightclub Shooting, Honoring Victims with Action
From a news release
HWASHINGTON — Tomorrow, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) will honor the lives of the 49 people — most of them young, LGBTQ and Latinx - killed in the attack at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando on ... | |
| | NOW to convene Speak Truth to Power NOW in San Jose July 6-8
From a press release
The National NOW Conference, the supreme governing body of the National Organization for Women, will convene the leaders of the women's rights movement in San Jose, California from July 6 to 8. The annual conference will ... | | 
| | Memorial for musician Paula Walowitz June 16
A memorial will be held Sat., June 16 for Chicago-based singer/songwriter, therapist and activist Paula A. Walowitz, who died May 23, 2018 after a short battle with cancer. She was surrounded by friends and her wife, ... | | 
| | SAGE LGBTQ seniors group hosts Chicago reception
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The National Board of Directors of SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders) held a meeting in Chicago at the Wyndham Grand Hotel June 9-10. SAGE and Friends hosted a reception June 8 at the Penthouse ... | |
| | Sharing Light, Sharing Faith in Divided Times,
Welcoming Churches Pride Brunch
From a Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches press release
The Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches (CCWC) will sponsor "Sharing Light, Sharing Faith in Divided Times," a Pride Brunch and Reception, on Saturday, June 16 from 10am-12pm at Irving Park United Methodist Church, 3801 N. Keeler ... | | 
| | Country music stars send love and support to LGBTQ community
From a GLAAD press release
New York, NY — June 8, 2018 — GLAAD, the world's largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today applauded country legend Vince Gill for a surprise appearance at the 2018 Concert for Love and Acceptance in Nashville ... | |
| | Survivors, Community Rally for Action Two Years After Orlando Attack
From a news release
Orlando, FL - Pulse and Parkland survivors will join with grassroots organizations, community and faith leaders, and Orlando March For Our Lives students to demand action from political leaders to end the epidemic of gun violence, ... | |
| | Legislation introduced affirming U.S. commitment to international LGBTI rights
From a news release
Washington (June 7, 2018) — Seeking to build on the United States' fight for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) equality to be a foreign policy priority both at home and abroad, Senator Edward J. ... | |
| | GLSEN ED speaks on school climate and culture before Federal School Safety Commission
From a news release
WASHINGTON, DC (June 7, 2018) —Yesterday, the Federal Commission on School Safety held a Listening Session with educational experts and gun violence activist. The following testimony was given by Dr. ... | |
| | Rich Madaleno campaign ad with same-sex kiss aired on Fox & Friends
From a LGBTQ Victory Fund news release
Washington, DC — A new campaign ad for Maryland gubernatorial candidate Richard Madaleno — which focuses on his record of progressive accomplishments for the state — ends with him kissing his husband Mark Hodge on the ... | |
| | Masterpiece case used by AZ court to reject anti-LGBTQ discrimination
From news releases
From a NCLR news release: PHOENIX—The Arizona Court of Appeals today correctly relied on this week's U.S. Supreme Court decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission to reject anti-LGBTQ discrimination by a business that ... | | 
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Eleven agencies receive Red Ribbon funds from Illinois Lottery
The Illinois Lottery and Illinois Department of Public Health distributed funds from the Red Ribbon Cash lottery ticket to 11 agencies working on HIV/AIDS research, treatment and prevention in the state June 7. The check presentations ... | |
| | March For Our Lives, Road To Change Comes to Naperville
From a press release
Friends Who March, Democratic Party of DuPage County and DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church are hosting the second stop of the summer by the students of March For Our Lives, designed to get young people educated, registered ... | |
| | Pride Fund to End Gun Violence plans Pride month, Pulse anniversary events in DC
From a news release
June 06, 2018 Washington, DC Pride Fund to End Gun Violence America's only national LGBTQ political organization focused solely on gun violence prevention is recognizing Pride Month in the only way it ... | |
| | Southwest Suburban Activists to Host Pride Fest in Mokena, IL
From a news release
Because love is love, and everyone deserves the same human rights, activists and community members will be hosting Pride Fest at Yunker Farm (10824 W La Porte Rd, Mokena, Illinois) on Sunday, June 10. #PrideFestMokena will ... |
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| | THEATER Summer pride shines on in five plays
Pride Films and Plays fills the summer season with five plays in PAC Pride Fest. (The "PAC" stands for Pride Arts Center—not a political fundraising tool.) The pieces will play in rotating rep, with the first
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| | Chicago Pride Fest 2018 full entertainment schedule
Chicago Pride Fest returns to Boystown Saturday, June 16 and Sunday, June 17, for another weekend filled with sun, fun and world-class entertainment. This year's headliners include Mya and Jessica Sanchez. The festival takes place on ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Bat-Hamlet
Playwright: Jordan Pulliam At: Corn Productions at the Cornservatory, 4210 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets: $10-$15; Cornservatory.org. Runs through: July 14 "Sometimes a man has to dress a certain way to do what he must do" declares ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW The Opportunities of Extinction
Playwright: Sam Chanse At: Broken Nose Theatre at the Den, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave.. Tickets: pay-what-you-can; BrokenNosetheatre.com. Runs through: June 30 The Mojave Desert, located in the southeast corner of California, encloses ... | |
| | Critics' Picks
Suddenly Last Summer, Raven Theatre, through June 17. Well-acted, well-directed, well-designed production of Tennessee Williams' psychological thriller pitting rich Mrs. Venable against her niece—and who knows what Sebastian did last ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Burnham's Dream: The White City
Playwright: June Finfer (book/lyrics) and Elizabeth Doyle (music/lyrics) At: Lost and Found Productions at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: 773-975-8150; TheaterWit.org; $42. Runs through: July 1 Burnham's ... | | 
| | THEATER SPOTLIGHT Wild Women of Planet Wongo
Attention People of Earth: Did you yearn for the days of Lost in Space and Attack of the 50-Foot Woman? Do you dream of life in an estrogen-based universe where the beings in charge are not unrepentant, p***y-grabbing, human dumpster fires ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Father Comes Home from the Wars, Parts 1, 2, & 3
Playwright: Suzan-Lori Parks At: Goodman Owen Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St. Tickets: 312-443-3800; GoodmanTheatre.org; $10-$40.Runs through: June 24 Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks has created worlds within worlds in the sweeping Father ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW The Laramie Project
At: Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. Tickets: 773-828-9129; AstonRep.com; $15-$25. Runs through: July 8 It's been nearly twenty years since the brutal slaying of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming. At a time when new public ... | |
| | Artemisia's Fall Festival in Sept.-Oct.
Artemisia launches its 2018-19 theater season with six all-new feminist plays featured in Fall Festival 2018, which will take place Sept. 24-26 and Oct. 1-3. This year's playwrights were chosen after a search by Artemisia's artistic ... | |
| | 'Striking Out' at Annoyance
Striking Out: A Gay Baseball Musical—a two-act musical about the first straight baseball player in a world where all professional athletes are gay—is at the Annoyance Theatre, 851 W. Belmont Ave., on Saturdays at 8 p.m. ... | | 
| | Elledge at bookstores June 20, 22
Jim Elledge—the author of The Boys of Fairy Town: Sodomites, Female Impersonators, Third Sexers, Pansies, Queers, and Sex Morons in Chicago's First Century—will visit Chicago bookstores June 20 and 22. On Wed., June 20, he will ... | |
| | Disco documentary to screen June 15
The documentary Jewel's Catch One will screen Friday, June 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S. Stony Island Ave. Acquired by filmmaker Ava DuVernay for Array, Jewel's Catch One explores the ... | |
| | Sean Wiggins concerts June 15-17
Lesbian musician Sean Wiggins will be performing throughout the Midwest in mid-June. On Friday, June 15, in Sheridan Plaza in Whiting, Indiana, she will perform community concert with Paul Houston and Janet Cramer, 6:30-9 p.m. Admission ... | |
| | 'Black Girl Magic' drag show June 26
"Black Girl Magic" a show featuring Chicago drag queens will take place at the Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., on Tuesday, June 26, at 8:30 p.m. Performers will include Asia O'Hara, Monet X Change, Monique Heart, The Vixen ... | |
| | Queen! show with CeCe Peniston, Dajae June 22
Red Bull Music will present "Queen!" on Friday, June 22, at 9 p.m. at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St. DJ Steve "Silk" Hurley is the headliner; special guests are slated to include dance-music star CeCe Penison ... | |
| | 'Mamby on the Beach' June 23-24 in Chicago
Common, Russ, Spoon, Grizzly Bear, Jamila Woods, Windy City Soul Club and Snakehips are among the acts slated to perform at Mamby on the Beach June 23-24 at Chicago's Oakwood Beach in Bronzeville. This year, Mamby ... | | 
| | SHOWBIZ Barry Manilow, Kathy Griffin, Prince, LGBTA country concert
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Barry Manilow has begun a residency at the Westgate Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, with shows running through early October, HollywoodOutbreak.com noted. With a career to draw from that has now spanned five decades, Manilow ... | | 
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Gender JUST shows, discusses queer film 'Naz and Maalik'
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
"It's not a jazzy film," said Gender JUST's Yasmin Nair, in introducing the 2015 film Naz and Maalik as part of an event entitled "Black, Queer and Criminalized," held June 5 at the Chicago Freedom School. ... | |
| | 45th Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards announced
From a press release
RChicago, IL (June 11, 2018) — The Jeff Awards announced recipients of the 45th Annual Non—Equity Jeff Awards on Monday, June 11, at the Athenaeum Theatre. Top honors were awarded to Steep Theatre Company's Lela & ... | | 
| | Tonys feature wins, De Niro and tribute to Parkland teacher
Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban hosted the 72nd annual Tony Awards from Radio City Music Hall on June 10 in New York City. They took over the reins from embattled actor Kevin Spacey, who hosted last ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Neverwhere
Playwright: Robert Kauzlaric, adapted from the book by Neil Gaiman At: Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave. Tickets: $20-40; 773-761-4477; Lifelinttheatre.com; Runs through: July 15 Adapting a work of speculative fiction is difficult for any theater, ... | |
| | AstonRep Theatre Company Presents the Laramie Project
From a press release
CHICAGO (June 8, 2018) — AstonRep Theatre Company is pleased to conclude its 2017-18 season with THE LARAMIE PROJECT, a community's deeply-moving response to the 1998 murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard, written ... | |
| | "Pink Orchids" post-show discussions on HIV planned through June
Chicago — Pride Films and Plays has announced a series of discussions in conjunction with its American premiere of PINK ORCHIDS - a British play in which five eloquently interwoven and often funny monologues explore the ... | | 
| | Black Box Acting hires diversity director
Black Box Acting has announced Alex Dauphin as their new Director of Diversity and Inclusion. This role will help solidify and expand Black Box's commitment to diversity and inclusion as the school celebrates its 10-year anniversary. ... |
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| | WCT COLORS A Windy City Times LGBTQ History Coloring Book Series
This week we launch a multi-week Windy City Times coloring book page featuring past and present icons of LGBTQ history, as drawn by a wide range of artists around Chicago and the world. This week's drawing ... | | 
| | DINING Trans social, Respect Wine, Father's Day offers
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
—The 3rd Annual Transgender Community Ice Cream Social will take place Wed., June 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St. Attendees at the free event will celebrate Pride on the rooftop deck ... | | 
| | Formato's Focus
Welcome to Formato's Focus, a monthly spotlight that shines light on the interesting people doing amazing things within our community. This week we turn our attention to Margaret Bobo-Dancy, a queer metal worker and artist who ... | |
| | THEATER REVIEW Pink Orchids
By Sarah Bowden
Playwright: Patrick Cash At: Buena Theater, 4147 N Broadway. Tickets: pridefilmsandplays.com; $25-$30. Runs through: July 7 Monologues are a powerful dramatic tool. Long speeches, full of rich detail and focused on telling a good story, can ... | | 
| | BOOK REVIEW Tough Mothers
By Jason Porath. $24.99; Dey St; 244 pages First of all, Tough Mothers, which is a charmingly illustrated encyclopedia of exactly what it sounds like, is a book with its content warning system. Even in 2018, ... | | 
| | Washington Heights artist on her work, studio, future event
Washington Heights resident Hana L. Anderson (who was born and raised in the Chicago neighborhood of Hyde Park) has always considered herself an artist but did not call herself one for years because, "I allowed the ... | |
| | LGBTQ sports movie premiering June 28
The documentary Alone in the Game will premiere Thursday, June 28, on the AT&T AUDIENCE Network, according to a press release. The AT&T original feature-length documentary follows a group of athletes and sports figures from the ... | | 
| | 'Out to Climb' raises funds for Howard Brown Health
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
On June 5, Cramer Public Relations and Events and Brooklyn Boulders presented the second annual "Out to Climb" as a benefit for Howard Brown Health. The event featured several climb-offs, during which pairs of drag queens ... |
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